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The Press., 1887-07-14
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FREAKS IN TROPICAL FRUIT.

Strolling about the neighborhood of Quincy market, writes Boston correspon- dent of thesIowa State Register my atsen- tion vas attracted by the sign, Blood Oranges, $7.50 box" which decorated the exterior of an importers shop. had always supposed that the blood orange was freak of nature, to be found semi-occa= sional1y, like a. yellow freeracker in pack of Golden Dragons brand but this, it fseems, was a mistake, for the dealer as- sured me that the ruddy fruit Yas dis tinot vaEiebys N '
 Tt Is artffcially produced, he said, by grating an ordinary orange tree with the pomegranate. The result is an orange like any other, so, far as flavor is concerned, , but with red juice that is visible through the skin. It brings slightly higher price, be- cause it Is regarded as a curiosity. The people of Sicily cultivate 1t mostly. Yes, there are oneortwoq queer kindaOf oranges I.know of.
 'sThe pineapple orange, which has some thing of the pineapple flavor, is finding it's way into the market. Then there is the navel orange, grown extensively in south etn California. It is considered particu- larly fine, and sells at corresponding prices. But the most curious thing about it is the astonishing ly accurate inaitaSion Of the hu- man man .iiInbelicus which ornaments the ex- tremity fartherest from the stem. It Is from this peculiarity that the variety takes its name. These 'nave' oranges, by the way, are of the feminine gender, and have no seeds at all
 '.I had few sweet lemons in stock the other day." added the dealer. ''They are quite asrarltB sPeoplesin this part'gof the. world have poor, taste in tropical fruit, t,anys way. They will IlalNays pay moEe for a red banana than for sa.yellow one, Enough the both are grown. The lime, too, is far more prized in tropical countries than the lemon, but northeners think. it Is only good for nieETi1gr 'sssf63gz ss8sas SEs@s ag NGsA
The Press., 1887-07-14

The Montana Screecher: Miss Sally McSniffin was ,rigged out as pretty as a red andgfeen wagon wlth two spring seats, and made more mashes than a few. She had on blue dress with red flap at the sideand puffy something or other on the other side.
 Miss Sue Sharp Wore an en-traine rig, and could have- knocked Mrs. Iangtry sill ly when 1t came to good looks. Her hair was en curl and her face en powder. She had sixteen rings on one finger and brace lets clean to her elbow.
 Little Birdie Bloom was ''the daintiest darling of them all, in white toggery of some sort, looped' 1p in spots. She wore hand-painted gloves and slippers and pas symentry lewelry.
 Miss Dorrity reminded one of double rainbow, and was the belle of the occasion. It's cold dayhMhen Lizzie Ann Dorrity gets left at ball, and she was at her best last night.
The Press., 1887-07-14
EaoGAt roPIcs-PENN,D AND sCIssoRFD.
ABOUT ROADS IN srAFFoRp.

..r ABOUT ROADS IN STAFFORD.
 : Where are singers of Orcuttville and that vicinity that we used to hear We judge they are no more, on account of the had conditions on the roads. It is enough to raise them from their graves to exclaim, ~<Who fixes the roads ?1' Or ."Woe be to
 them who don't half fix them" In years JEast I have been proud of Stafford roads, but, oH:i the change You drive north from. the Springs through Orcuttville, and you are on stormy beds of rocks, not to sleep, but to exclaim, T wish had that ,eohtractor by the .throat r You can sing, { .5''slRack-a-by, Rock-Rock-a-by, Rock" - and still have rocks to spare. If we were .te.expfegs our views, should say, rock lem once before you accept them. Drag all old stumpS- up. the road do more good than they have with thelr scrapers. But
 this is only one experience, what must be the enjoyment where you can drive over them every day; as I told man in that vicinity, he must be q christian or he
 would do some tall d-g to somebody.
 f. .~ FROM ONE WHO DRIVES.
The Press., 1887-07-14

A singular disaster has befallen the yil- lage of Zug in Switzerland For several days creviees had been observed in new quay at Zug which cost Sl0,000. At 2.30 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, July 9th, the lake, in front of the stone-work began to bubble. The quay then cracked and so feet of it fell into the lake. A dozen per sons who rushed from an adjoining cafe were precipitated into the water and drown ed. After a short interval another slip dragged several houses into the water The landing stage followed, and steamer, which had just arrived, was hurled hum dred yards forward. At 4 o'clock two boats which were going Go the rescue were en- gulfed, only one boatman rising again to the surface. At the same moment a boat mans hut in which were three children fell into the water. Furniture and cattle were BOW hurriedly removed from the threat ened quarter. At o'clock the land slips began again, and several carts which were removing property sank into thelake. Eft teen houses and 10 huts disappeared with. in few minutes, including the Hotel Zu- rich, the roof of which is still visible above the surface of the lake. A cafe in which were 10 customers was next engulfed, and 150 meters of neighboring street then slowly vanished, the people jumping from the windows to escape being drowned. A party of officers returning from Lucerne assisted the fire brigade in rescuihg the imperiled persons, but the danger in. creasing, troops were summoned from tho Baar. The third land slip occurred at II o'clock pm. carrying Ave houses into the lake and damaging many others. The rnu. nicipal treasure was removed from the tow CT hall to the post-office. Seventy persons are missing and 600 are homeless. The damage is estimated at $2b0, 900, -,,I .F. A similar accident occurred at Zug in 1433, when l60 lives were lost. $ 1a..us
 What You don mean to tellme2 Keep- ing house2 didn't think he had money enough for that. Whats that Ohl ] h yes, yes. Instalments, suppose, Where did you say2 Atkinson & Co.'S. Oh, yes they are at S27 Washington-st.. Boston I'm go- ing to look at their stock myaelf. ahaaf il
 New Orleans Picayune When Father McGlynn is not priest he will be nobody, and by George, he is going that way now.g ls
The Press., 1887-07-14

i. The breath of chronic catarrh patient is often SC. offensive that he cannot go into SO .eiety, and he becomes an object of disgust. After time ulceration sets in, the spongy bones are attacked, and frequently entirely destroyed. A constant source of discomfort is the dripping of the purulent secretions into the throat, sometimes producing inveterate .bronchitis which in it's turn has been the ex- citing cause of puln dnafs disease. The bril- liant results which have attended it's use for years past properly designate Ely's Cream Balm as by far the best and only real cure.
The Press., 1887-07-14

SLOW WORK TO BUILD UP.-Stone upon stone, brick upon brick, slowly is the house built To-day does not show much progress or advance in the work over yesterday. Sure ly it will be weeks and even months before the walls are finished, and the clustering, the carpentering, the plumbing and the paint ing. How tedious, how slow each are. They take their own time. But at last each part of the work is done and the workers have left. Then comes the inspecting by the owner. How great the satisfaction if he can at it's close say, ''It is well done; I am satisfied" !" It matters not, now, how discouraged and dis heartened he had oft times become while the workers were pIodding on. The result of their handicraft can now be enjoyed. So it is often with the invalid, who, after long years of suffering, having gone down lower and lower in the scale of chronic invalidism, has concluded to give trial of some really good and well-approved remedy. He may for Q time see but little change, but little improve ment. He may become impatient, and lose hope because the proffered treatment does not rebuild in a day, or week, or month, that which he had been years in tearing down. The following is a very common form of the commencement of letter received from this class of patients by the proprietors of the justly celebrated Treatment, by Compound Oxygen. It was from lady in Michigan, who had suffered for years with Q complica- tion of diseases, some of them deep-seated and chronic.
 After three weeks use of the Treatment, she wrote: "Thus far can see no beneficial results. My kidneys seem to be much dis turbed suffer much since using the Com pound Oxygen so much so that can scarce ly get into position where I can feel com fortable." In the next three weeks she wrote |: "Am feeling much more comfortable. Your Compound Oxygen brokeup hard cold in a days use. It is worth all it costs if it does nothing more for mel ln She is now, as might be expected from this experience, a firm be- iever in Compound Oxygen.
 This Compound Oxygen has history won- derful in its way, and worth reading by every body whose life is worth preserving. That history is embodied in very interesting two hundred page treatise, which is sent by mai free, on application. Please address Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1929 Arch-st., Philadelphia, Pa Dr
The Press., 1887-07-14

A correspondent of Cooley's Weekly tells the following stories about the late Father Shipman met him last at the Slater library, and after his pleasant greet ing as he was feeble, we took his arm and walked down to his house. We talked of his health as he was in failing condition He spoke of the loveliness of nature and said he was reminded of a friend of his that died in New Haven. The friend said on his dying bed that he did not fear death but that he hated to leave New Haven. I inferred that Father Shipman hated to leave Jewett City.
 He told me further of an episode at a Congregational convention, of an address he made in which he said that he did not want to live to see another democratic president. And as he sat down delegate at his right remarked that the chairman of the convention was democrat. "Is he p said Father Shipman, "then I must go and make my peace with him." Said he, I found him very amiable gentleman and he did not take any offense. Said 1, "How do you like President Olevelands admins. tration ?" 70, he has done very well" re- piled MT. Shipman, "I knew his grand father and father as very estimable men. "
The Press., 1887-07-14
STAFFORD STRINGS CONN JULY 14. 1887.

The Elnira IN. Ys1 Gazette reports this little specimen of getting even . Miss Sawyer. who is pools was irrtrodaced at a sluu6h party to Miss Taylor, who is rich, .slsfa N as 6oIdly received. Miss Sawyer is Ilt af lxlioEsaher own antecedents aRd
 M fs Wnx E $ also. She was unabashed,, and s eerily iss I'm 50 glad to, meet gai, ve often wanted to- It's so fun- ii M name is Sawyer and my xgrand- fathertwas a tailor, aud yollr name is; Fay: Tor aud your grandfather was assaw3sr. Mine nsed too make clothes fdEs yours aia yours used to saw wood for min6:"
 DnUHKENNEss OR THE LIQUOR HABIT Posi- TIMELY CURED BY ADMINISTERING DR, HAIEEss' GOLDEN SPEcIRIo Ut can be given in a cup4 of coffee or tea without the knowledge of the person tAIing it; is absolutely harmle aId will affect permanent and speedy. cure. whether the patient is a 1hoderate drinker or an .alcoho 'ic wreck Thc1sands of drunkards have, been made temperase. men who have taken Golden Specific inetheiE. coffee without their knowledge, and to-day believe they quit drinking of their own fsee wills. IT NEVER FAILS. The system sondb impfeg1 with the Specific it becomes am utter ibility for the liquor appetite t4 bxfst, For full par ticulars address GoIDEN tSPEe&FIoaC Go, 185 Race4st.; Cincinnati, O. yf' .5HI. N'.s' =.
The Press., 1887-07-14
SOUTH COVENTRY.

HI. E. Dimock of New York spends the Sabbaths of this fairest of summers, with his family beneath the cool, restful cherry and maple shadows of the old home stead lawns. The annual report of the board of managers of the Yale observatory to the president and fellows of Yale univers- ity, says that Henry F. Dimock of the class of '63 ,-among a number of others, have renewed for another period of three years their annual subscription of S1OO for the support of the work with the heliomet- ter. The trustees of the Broche fund of the National academy of science have granted second appropriation of $60O to enable MT. Hall to make more complete his measurement of the mass of Saturn.
The Press., 1887-07-14
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 The Earth: sIt seems to me, 7 observed DeCarp, ssthatS the recording. angel must have a pretty easy time of it nowadays. \ ssNhyaso2" asked, his wife. Simply he- keaase # arnan does anything good Ok lFad lit gets into the newspapeTs. s'Weal, what of that?" "Why, All the angel has to do is to go over his exchanges with 2 pair of shears. z s sssa ssss
 Chronic Coughs and Colds and a11 seases of the Throat and Lungs can he shs use of Scott's Emulsion, as itSeonAAlns the healing virtues of Cod Liver Oil hd Mypo- sphosphites in their fullest form consider EScotfs Emulsion the remedy par excellence in Tuberculous and Strumous affections, to say nothing of ordinary colds and throat trou- bIes. '-W. R. s. CORNELL, M. D., Manches- ter, O.
 Whether from swampss1and or stagnant pool, or from the deadly gases of city sewers, malarial p6is0ns areStis same. Ayeras Agne Cure, taken according to directions, is war ranted specific for malarial disorders. eeE
 Stafford Telephone Directory.
 Stafford Central Office in Stafford National Bank managears. 1sS-SssSS stIx x-1sse " @#
 sUBsoRIBERs-sTAFFoRD SPRINGS. DrL B Richards, residence. Laughlin, residence Dr. i J j. saea g. cart ciies NsaEsn ssidsnss Julins Converse residence N L. N. R. R. depot W H Cooley residence Rawitser Bros residence Towne&z Flair Tiv,vStable Et office E. (, DennisF officeS E Smith & CooIey's office R. s. Hicks. residences esasaasssssass 'sgr1l lyLMlli. c. J. Holmes, office. Dr. K. l.. Smith, residence Mineral Springs Go. office. Stafford National Bank m W IT Teesyranh Go office Warren Woolen Co., office c. .F, Harwood residence Fanny Sparrow, residence. B. 6 o. Telegraph Office
 7sT AEFoRD HOLLOW. SA %# %N $E R. s. Beebe's store lpas stason). TM aHkE Chas Holt spfice. IPipa1nxs w Woolen Goa #&&S Nss @sTAFfokDvILLE.5N N# SS~es=a ss@ A. S. Eaton's store (pay Station). ! s. Amadon' office. ss ssz-Ts sa.,g sss
The Press., 1887-07-14

The biggest business transacted in Rockville on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday in the line of celebrating the glorious Fourth was in beer and ale. Ac- cording to figures based on freight bills, and which are within bounds, 76,500 schooners of lager were drank on the above named days. At , cents each the bill reaches $3, ,825. The average per head of Journal.
The Press., 1887-07-14

A barn and two head of cattle belong ing to Harden Williams, and the Hummer cabin owned by Joseph Pritchard, were burned at.South Woodstock Friday night Loss $1. 500. Williams lost barn about the same time last year without any appar ent cause for the fire It was insured
The Press., 1887-07-14

Hon. l.. l.. Campbell, president of the Suffolk Trust and Investment Go, of Boston, and Judge J. F. Chamberlin, a capitalist of Stafford Springs, Conn.,, and
 director in the said company have spent the last three days in Lawrence, looking over the county for investment, They drove over lard yesterday to Topeka for the pleasure of the view and ride. They expressed themselves as captivated with eastern Kan sas. When, standing on the summit of the University, they were told that more tilable land was in sight from that point of view than could be found in the entire state of Vermont, they replied that they could easily credit that statement nor was the beauty of the landscape one whit be- hind that for which Vermont was famous.
 We trust the result of their visit will be beneficial to their company. We under stand that they propose establishing an agency for their company in this city, Laurence IKamsas) EUening Tribune, July 5th. -
The Press., 1887-07-14

The "Things Worth Knowing" col umn in this paper is furnishing our ex- changes with considerable scissor practice, Those readers who pass over this interest ing compilation of noteworthy facts are losing considerable. 1 ...
The Press., 1887-07-14

Fortify the system, by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, against the diseases peculiar to hot weather.f This medicine induces a healthy action of the stomach, liver, and lidneys, causing them to prevent the accumulation of the poisons which produce disease.
The Press., 1887-07-14

*Babyhood Our liEtle Walter manufsc- tnres the most convenient participles or the occasion whenevef an uncertain verb 9etssin his way.s This anolning he was obliged to pick up a'large number of but tons which he had oarlessly upset from the basket, and after the task was done he juIapea@ and said, -cheerfully Papa, now I've got 'em all puck up''s'sas s, gssgg. a Thousands are poisoned and made ill every year by eating adulterated food. Lard made by Sperry. & Barnes contains no .cotton7seed ;oil, tallow, barytes or other ,deleterious min: erals. Their Ham, shoulders, bacon, etc.
 are unexcelled. |
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RULES for the earesto5f the sick ass44ow te

MULES TOT JheF care or TheT SICK. @NHOW JO cure disease, it's symptoms and causes, and other information of great value will be found in old Dr. Kaufmann's great book 100 pages, fine colored plates. Send three 2 cent stamps to pay postage stoeA. P. OrdWay tE Co.,, Bos- ton, Mass, and receive copy free. s @s's= si
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nlSTRICF OF EOILAND. ss-Probate AIS Court, June lit 1887.
 Estakenf Ge0rE F Br0Wn 8f Holland in said district insoHent debtors - 9sgss N , s The Court of Probate tor the District of Holland limited and allowed three months from date of s order for the creditors of said estate represented lnsovent in winch 0 xhlbit theireaims against said mund Jostyn comm to receive and examIIe said claims s&8 ~ .sss sasst aass8 ssss N8#H Cerfided by JOHN B. CARPENTER, Judge. the aavfngs Ran said Tolland, the 20th days of June Ut o'clock in the forelloon 0u each said for the purpose Of at tending f0 the Businees of said appointment.
 In "a #s..s "a WILLIAM sHOLMAN,( CoInnlis-.
 -. - - EDafrJ fSD@ JOSL \ Ns, { ssioners,
 AIpersons indsb to sal estate are requested to make iRamediate payTneiit 10 aes hs - -
 FRANK T. NEWCOMB. Trustee
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Stafford Telephone Directory.

A. s. Eaton's store (pay station). S. B. AmadOn' office. sssess, ,.-gs fsss
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IT SMITH, Dentist, Warren's Block.
 andEther administered forpainiess extraction teeth
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IRUsiNEss ptREcroRY,

lN T. PRESTON, Counselor at Law,
 IOo Notary Public, and REAL ESTATE AGENT, Will
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-05-07
An Expensive Luxury.

A German, now visiting in this cour-
try, writes to his home paper rs follows
concerning our colleges: "In America,
in this land of the free, it is the sad fact
that university culture is prize which
is only accessible to the sons of rich
men," His inquiries were very exact.
"Among the 140 students who had COM
pleted their studies at Yale college this
year (l886) obtained answers from
100. According to their reports the
average cost for the four years course
amounted to $500. There were great
differences In individual cases; one had
succeeded in getting through ut the
cost of $3.50 year; another needed no
less than $S,5O annually. I know a
German porter in the States whose
eldest son passed a brilliant examina-
tion at Princeton; but father and son
agreed that it was impossible to pursue
his studies there on account Of the
frightful costliness. Study at an Amor
lean university is most expensive
luxury. ."-ChscGgO Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-05-07
A Rat Running a Mill.

An ingenious Chicago boy, fourteen
years old, has been amusing himself
lately educating large gray rat to
work on tread-nlill, and furnish the
power to drive a miniature oil rig,
which he constructed with jack-knife.
A paper publisher Mt Oil City, Pa, says:
"For one of his age, the boy has won-
derful knowledge of mechanics, and
his device shows great ingenuity and
skill. His parents reside in Chicago,
and he has been living with his uncle
here the past three months. Shortly
after he came to Oil City, he caught a
monster rat by means of snare which
he had made, and went to work to do
mesticate it. In this he was partially
successful, as the rat is now quite
tame. The tread-mill is made of the
Light wood of cigar-box.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-05-07
Origin of . Famous Song.

Once over the bar at its entrance
from the gulf, the Suwanee river holds
its way with deep current, in places
Of forty feet, far up through the forests
of the best hard pine in the State. 1t
is the Penobscot of Florida. 1t has
some good land upon it where planta-
tions have heretofore been made, but
after awhile generally abandoned.
The mosquitoes and malaria guard in
the main entrance against other than
lumbermen, anglers, and intrusive
tourists. This dark river has too, its
romance, as being the place which gave
rise to a melody which, like "Home,
Sweet Home," the affection of tho
heart will never let go. For it was
here that French family in the time
of Louis XIV. came over and settled
upon the Suwanee and made planta-
ton. After awhile the father and
mother and all died save ono daughter,
who, disheartened and desolate, re-
turned to France, and there wrote.
adopting in part that negro dialect
which she had been familiar with on
the old plantation in her girlhood. u
feeling tribute to "thc old folks ut
home," in their graves in the far of
country. (GG. Chronicle.